Former Students as Teachers

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Status of the Navajo Agency Following the Death of Manuelito Choni
August 13-20, 1883

D. M. Riordan, U.S. Indian Agent for the Navajo Agency, writes to the Richard Henry Pratt on the anger of Manuelito regarding the death of his son. Manuelito asks for all of the Navajo students to be sent back from Carlisle. Riordan states that at a minimum Manuelito's son should be returned.

Pratt also states in his letter to…

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Nellie Londrosh Accepts Teaching Position at Winnebago Agency
December 22, 1886

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Nellie Londrosh has accepted the position of teacher at the Winnebago Agency.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Departure of Flora Well Known and George Hill Urged
February 18, 1887

Pratt telegraphs that General J. F. B. Marshall urges that Flora Well Known and George Hill depart soon so that they can be employed as teachers in the Crow School. 

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Nellie Londrosh Seeks Assistance in Appointment of Winnebago Industrial School
March 14, 1887 - March 18, 1887

Nellie Londrosh writes to Richard Henry Pratt seeking his help in fulfilling her appointment as an assistant teacher at the Winnebago Industrial School. Londrosh documents that she arrived without orders and the Superintendent refused to place her in the position until he heard from Washington D.C. Pratt forwards the letter to the Office of…

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Proposal to Establish a Normal School Course at Carlisle
April 5, 1888

Richard Henry Pratt notes that the Carlisle Indian School has been operating for eight years and has produced a number of students capable of becoming teachers. He proposes establishing a normal school course at Carlisle to better prepare future teachers rather than have returned students learn on the job.

Pratt also requests that if the…

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Recommendation for George and Lina Bushotter as Teachers in Indian Service
September 13, 1889

Richard Henry Pratt forwards letters from George and Lina Bushotter requesting positions as teachers in the Indian Service preferably in the Southwest. Pratt adds that George Bushotter was one of the first students he brought to the Hampton Institute and has spent many years learning as well as acquired some experience as a teacher.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Recommendation to Appoint Howard Logan as Navajo Agency Teacher
June 30, 1890

Richard Henry Pratt recommends Howard Logan, a student at the Carlisle Indian School, for a position as a teacher at the Navajo Agency for one year. Pratt notes that Logan needs to go West for his health and this opportunity also allows him the change to earn money to pay for college.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Provides Information on Charley Wolf
December 27, 1890

Richard Henry Pratt provides information on Charles W. Williams, known at Carlisle as Charley Wolf, and his potential appointment as an assistant teacher at the Colville Agency.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Information and Recommendation on Eva Johnson
May 12, 1891

In response to an inquiry to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding a teaching position in the Indian Service for Eva Johnson, Richard Henry Pratt provides information from E. L. Fisher as well as his recommendation.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Provides Recommendations to Fort Totten School
June 6, 1891 - June 12, 1891

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter to the Office of Indian Affairs' he wrote to W. F. Canfield, Superintendent of the Fort Totten Training School, regarding his opinion on filling teaching positions with former students.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Responds to Office Letter Regarding Lawrence Smith
August 18, 1891

Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding Lawrence Smith. Pratt provides Smith's history at the Carlisle Indian School and noting that he has asked to be reenrolled at the Carlisle Indian School or to be released to attend the Hampton Institute. As a result, Pratt notes that it would not be fair to the school…

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Recommendation for Lillian May Cornelius (#4158b) for Position as a Teacher
September 9, 1891

Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding an application for appointment as a teacher on the Oneida reservation of Lillian May Cornelius. Pratt provides Cornelius history at Carlisle and notes that she was a considered a very promising teacher.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Request to Have Jennie Dubray Take Exam for Teaching Position
May 9, 1892

Richard Henry Pratt requests that Jennie Dubray be allowed to take the examination to qualify for a teaching position in the Indian Service.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Follows Up on Request to Have Jennie Dubray Take Teaching Exam
May 25, 1892

Richard Henry Pratt follows up on his request to have Jennie Dubray take the examination for a teaching position in the Indian Service. Pratt notes that Captain Brown of the Pine Ridge Agency desires to have Dubray and her future husband Clarence Three Stars take charge of one of the day schools on the Pine Ridge Agency.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Requests Bourassa be Added as Teacher
June 23, 1894

Richard Henry Pratt requests that Rosa Bourassa be added to the Carlisle Indian School list of teachers for the following school year. Pratt further notes that she will be taking a summer school course at Martha's Vineyard.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Requests Bourassa's Nomination be Confirmed
September 12, 1894

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has filled three teaching positions at $600 which leaves no additional vacancies at that level. He further states that Bourassa was appointed at $540 and requests that the nomination be confirmed.

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Letters/Correspondence
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Pratt Requests that Ida Warren be Appointed as Teacher
September 29, 1894

Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that M. G. Aumend is set to start soon. Pratt requests that Aumend be transferred elsewhere and that Ida M. Warren be appointed as teacher in his place.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Recommendation for Julia Wheelock for Position in Indian Service
November 7, 1894 - June 1, 1895

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a certificate of graduation and a recommendation for Julia Wheelock for a position in the Indian Service. Also included is a request from Wheelock to appointed to a position as teacher at the South School House.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Request of Thomas Black Bear to be Reinstated as Teacher
December 21, 1895 - December 30, 1895

Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Thomas Black Bear to W. N. Hailmann requesting that he be reinstated as a school teacher on the Pine Ridge Agency.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Provides Recommendation for John Morrison
February 1, 1896

Richard Henry Pratt provides W. N. Hailmann a report on John Morrison in relation to his appointment as a teacher in the Indian service.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Pratt Provides Recommendation for Robert J. Jackson
February 21, 1896

Richard Henry Pratt provides a recommendation for a position as a teacher in the Indian Service for Robert J. Jackson as well as a certificate of graduation.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
orange-brown paper with chart on it that indicates employment changes for Nellie Robertson Denny
July 1, 1896 - October 15, 1918

The service record card held by the Office of Indian Affairs for Nellie Robertson Denny. The card tracks when Denny was hired, promoted and resigned from different positions at Carlisle.

Note: The official personnel folder of Nellie Robertson Denny was requested from the National Archives in St. Louis, but a staff member indicated that "…

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Standing Provides Recommendation for George C. Warren
July 2, 1896

Alfred John Standing provides a report and recommendation to W. N. Hailmann for George C. Warren as a teacher in the Indian Service.

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Correspondence Regarding the Failure to Re-Nominate Two Teachers
July 17, 1896 - November 16, 1896

Correspondence regarding Richard Henry Pratt not re-nominating M. L. Silcott and Maud Mosher for teaching positions during the 1897 fiscal year. Pratt had not given sufficient written reasons for his decision, and so complaints were made leading to a call for his dismissal. Pratt subsequently provided a written explanation for his reasons--that…

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Letters/Correspondence
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National Archives and Records Administration
Report of Carlisle Employees Making Over 300 Dollars
February 23, 1899

Report of Carlisle Indian School employees with a salary of over $300 and their legal residence and date of the entrance into the Indian Service as a permanent employee.

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Reports
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National Archives and Records Administration